Pastilla Valitova

Pastilla Valitova is the main political and economic rival of Petey DePeplesham in Northgate. She is running on a platform of more direct action to address problems, whereas DePeplesham runs on a platform of wheeling-and-dealing to entrench the best interests of Northgate. The Valitova and DePeplesham families have been engaged in a friendly rivalry for generations, and each's political and financial ties are generally expected to make more of a difference in election results than actual platform issues.

Valitova's ideological base, as much as one exists, largely consists of those who exist on the more radical end of the political spectrum; while both candidates are firmly establishment per se, the less moneyed individuals in Northgate have expressed a desire for immediate relief and policy reform as opposed to the more slowly-moving status quo enforced by guild owners and other members of Northgate's upper crust. Valitova's moneyed, credible past, coupled with her more revolutionary approach, has attracted the interest of a number of outside donors and patricians to match DePeplesham's. Most political specialists agree that based on available information the coming election will be a toss-up.